Principal Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

About the role

MITRE is a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. The Strategic Non-Kinetic Effects Mission Division is seeking a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst with deep, cross-disciplinary expertise in networking, intelligence, and cybersecurity to design and deliver mission-critical solutions to the nation’s most complex challenges.

Responsibilities

• Evaluating existing methodologies and developing recommendations for improved processes, tools, analytics, and infrastructure.
• Identifying and leveraging capabilities from across MITRE that enable the sponsor to measurably increase mission impact.
• Supporting intelligence collection operations by partnering closely with Sponsor leaders to apply human and technological capabilities that enable successful operational/mission outcomes.
• Conveying technical, analytic, and organizational findings, recommendations, and approaches to senior decision makers and mission partners.

Requirements

• Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Ability to work with others to solve challenging technical problems.
• Ability to think critically, work in group settings, and be proactive in pursuing research and problem solving.
• Experience with analyzing raw threat intelligence from one or more collection disciplines (e.g., SIGINT, HUMINT, GEOINT, etc.) in support of operations and/or analysis.
• Deep understanding of computer networks and the OSI model, spanning hardware, software, and networking components, including how data flows and is secured across all layers.
• Experience with C5ISR-T analysis. Requires current, expert-level knowledge of C4 architectures relevant to adversary analysis.
• Analytical experience related to technical subjects including telecommunications and network engineering.
• Experience in all-source intelligence, threat hunting, vulnerability analysis, network reverse engineering, and network reconnaissance.
• Familiarity with intelligence community organizational and governance structures, and/or requirements processes.
• Experience with intelligence community analytic and requirements tools.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI level security clearance with polygraph.
• U.S. Citizenship is required per the U.S. Government's eligibility requirements for a clearance.
• This position has an on-site requirement of 5 days a week.

Preferred Qualifications

• Intelligence community acquisition, planning, programming, budgeting, and execution experience.
• Familiarity with the intent, capability, and operations of top-tier nation-state adversary threat groups targeting operational technology in critical infrastructure, space, or weapon systems.

Pay

Salary compensation range: $172,800 - $216,000 - $259,200 (annual).

Schedule

Work location type: Onsite (5 days a week).